Category Archives: Castle

Every year at the beginning of September there is a weekend where a number of buildings in London are ‘Open’. Some require you to book (well in advance too!) and some are only open at certain times, it’s a great … Continue reading →

Posting this several months after the event… We went to Colchester at the end of July – a Roman wall and a chance for some exploring enough to get us out of London for the day and into Essex. Colchester … Continue reading →

Ireland is decorated very prettily with heaps and piles of rocks – some still look like castles or keeps, some a vague shadow of the past. Above is part of the Rock of Cashel, a place of Kings and religion, … Continue reading →

It’s been quite a while since I last posted about the frustration of rental applications in the UK and there are many reasons why there has been no writing since then – the final couple of weeks leading up to … Continue reading →

In the early days of December we visited Hampton Court Palace, in essence to see the palace that features in the life & times of Henry VIII, but mostly for the food. The first weekend of every month, Hampton Court … Continue reading →

To complete Adelle & Katie’s Excellent Adventure that Became a Bit Bogus we caught the bus to Dover on a fairly cold Monday morning, after a pre-9 walk to St Augustine’s Abbey (closed, but we saw it through the fence) … Continue reading →

Last week I spent a few nights in Gillingham, Kent, as our hostel was overrun with school groups and the like. S and I stayed with one of my oldest friends in the Brompton Barracks. It’s not very dramatic or … Continue reading →